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About Baret Village

Baret is a mid sized village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 697 males and 743 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1026.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baret Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baret village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263633
Area (hectares) 1026.88 hectares
Population 1,440
Male Population 697
Female Population 743
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baret compares

By the 2011 count Baret is the 8th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 1026.88 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Baret

Baret is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Baret as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Baret from other places

Baret lies about 24 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 89 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Baret
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 6.7 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 24 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 51 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 89 km

Villages closest to Baret

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kapkot tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Baret

As per the Census of India 2011, Baret village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 8th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Baret village has 697 males and 743 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baret has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Baret is 263633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baret covers 1026.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Baret falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baret is Kathgodam, about 89 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Baret.

Baret is about 24 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baret is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 6.7 km away. Bageshwar is about 24 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malladesh (3.4 km), Bhani (3.8 km) and Sumgarh (4.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Baret today is likely to be higher.

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